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Environment, Occupational Health and Safety (EHS) Policy
As a supplier of medical devices, we recognize the value of life and the importance of protecting the environment.
All employees are required to work with passion and commitment toward a safe and efficient work environment.
ISO14001
(Environmental management system)
ISO45001
(Occupational health and safety management system)
We have acquired certification under the international standards ISO14001 for environmental management systems and ISO45001 for occupational health and safety management system, and are proactively engaged in relevant activities.
Code of Conduct
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We fulfill our commitments.
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We not only observe the laws and regulations of national and local government regarding EHS in a law-abiding spirit, but also establish self-managed quantitative values based on industry self-management standards and other agreed arrangements.
Specific measures Corrective and preventive actions are taken periodically based on compliance evaluations of each corporate section.
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We participate.
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In order to implement our EHS policies, all MANI employees participate in sustaining and improving the management system to promote safe and efficient workplaces.
Specific measures We conduct full-participation activities such as installation of near-miss comment boxes and regular workplace gatherings.
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We disseminate.
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We familiarize all members with our EHS policies. We also disclose our policies to our neighbors, stakeholders and others outside the firm when needed.
Specific measures In order to raise awareness of EHS, we have created a card printed with our Action Guidelines which all employees can carry with their ID cards.
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We maintain.
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We establish and maintain EHS systems with the participation of our top management team. We clarify the locus of responsibilities and conduct appropriate management review to facilitate continuous improvement.
Specific measures Continuous improvement activities are performed by checking work sites periodically and performing PDCA.
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We carry out relevant activities.
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In order to promote activities for environmental and occupational safety and health management, we define clearly the specific purposes and targets, and pursue appropriate activities to achieve them.
Specific measures We set up EHS committees, each of which works towards its own specific purposes and targets. The committees consist of employee representatives, industrial physicians, health administrators, safety sub-officers, and the members of facility subcommittees, fire control subcommittees, health subcommittees, and road safety subcommittees.
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We strike a balance between needs.
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Across our activities, from R&D and manufacturing to sales, we work to achieve comprehensive development, balancing the needs of customers with elimination of waste, prevention of environmental pollution, and labor health and safety.
Specific measures We implement activities to satisfy both EHS and customer needs by introducing EHS-conscious design processes from the early stage of development.
Environmental Conservation Activities
Resource-saving, Energy-saving
We promote recycling by recovering the by-products of manufacture and reusing them as raw materials and for incineration to create heat energy.
Promotion of 3R Activities
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Reduce (Reduce waste)
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We make every effort to promote resource-saving and longer product lifetime as well as reduction of resource consumption by reducing waste through enhanced resource efficiency in the development, design, manufacturing, distribution, and use of our products.
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Reuse (Reuse waste)
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We promote the maximum possible recovery and reutilization of used items.
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Recycle (Recycle waste)
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We promote energy-saving by controlling electricity consumption to reduce electricity use.
Environmental Enhancement
We promote reduction of organic solvents and control of solvents based on PRTR regulation.
Note: PRTR = Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
(Regulation to promote improved understanding and control of the volume of emissions released into the environment.)
Occupational Health and Safety Activities
Identification of Hazard Sources
We work to create safe and efficient workplaces by regularly checking and improving hazard sources within each corporate section.
Gathering of Comments from the Workplace
We conduct full-participation activities such as installation of near-miss comment boxes and regular workplace gatherings.